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File Number: 19-015 <br />C. Adopt an Ordinance rezoning the subject property, 1388 Bancroft, from Professional <br />Office (P) to Professional Office, Planned Development Overlay, P (PD). <br />BACKGROUND <br />The subject property is a 1.27 acre site developed in 1955 with two medical office buildings. The <br />larger building on the north half is approximately 18,000 square feet and the smaller one to the <br />south is approximately 4,000 square feet. The buildings’ tenants currently comprise various <br />medical, professional and personal services businesses. <br />The Planning Commission initially considered an application for this site at a meeting held on <br />November 16, 2017. The applicant’s prior proposal was to construct a four-story, multi-family <br />residential building comprising 73 units (PLN17-0021). In that instance, staff recommended a <br />denial. The hearing generated significant public comment and was continued to the following <br />month. Prior to the continued hearing, the applicant withdrew the application in order to revise the <br />project. The new proposal before the City Council reflects a one-year effort by the applicant to <br />reduce the scale of the project and address concerns with the prior application. <br />PROJECT PROPOSAL <br />Site Plans <br />The applicant proposes to construct a three-story multi-family residential apartment building. The <br />contemporary building has a general height of 37 feet when measured to the parapet, with certain <br />architectural projections at 44.5 feet to accommodate two stairwells, an elevator penthouse, and <br />a utility room. A flag pole proposed at the northwestern corner of the building would have a height <br />of 53.5 feet. The project also proposes a single monopole measuring 60 feet (15.5 feet above the <br />elevator penthouse) to accommodate a proposed 4G/5G wireless telecommunications antenna <br />(Exhibit H). <br />The proposed building maintains a 15 foot setback from the Bancroft and Joaquin Avenue <br />property lines and, with an exception for a 4 foot setback to accommodate the support and <br />screening features of the outdoor patios, the remainder of the building has a 10 foot setback <br />along the Estudillo Avenue property line. The east side of the building will maintain a 72-foot <br />setback from the interior property line and complies with the daylight plane provisions for projects <br />adjacent to residential zones (Exhibits B and E). <br />The 15-foot setbacks along Joaquin Avenue and Bancroft Avenue accommodate landscaping, <br />existing overhead utility transmission lines, storm water bioswales, and a stepped main entrance <br />with accessible ramp access to the lobby at the southwest corner of the building facing the <br />intersection of Bancroft and Joaquin Avenues. On the north side of the building, outdoor patios for <br />the ground floor units and a support column screening a portion of the upper patios will extend into <br />the 10 foot side setback along Estudillo Avenue. The eastern side of the building will contain a <br />screened and gated parking lot accessible from Joaquin Avenue with secondary access to <br />Estudillo Avenue limited to exiting only. A recessed rear portion of the building facing the east will <br />contain usable common space consisting of a patio, a children’s play area and a modest sport <br />court/turf area (Exhibit E). <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 1/30/2019